Simon and Binet developed their first intelligent test with the goal to

Determine the cause of intelligence

Determine the future of children with high intelligence

Separate children with normal intelligence with those having sub normal intelligence

All of the above

Consider the following statements:

Although IQs are relatively stable for most people after the age of seven, some individuals do show large shift in IQ.

If there are major changes in environmental conditions and in the opportunities for learning, there may be marked changed in tested intelligence.

Emotional and motivational factors appear to be major variables in cases where there are large changes in IQ in individuals children.

Which of these statements are correct?

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

Consider the following: Deepu and Bijoy are boys with virtually identical IQs. Both are in the Fine Arts College and being trained in classical music. Deepu ranks first in the examination, but Bijoy remains a mediocre. Which of the two factors listed below are most important for the difference in achievement levels of Deepu and Bijoy?

Personality traits

The need to achieve

Aptitude

Training received

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1 and 2

2 and 3

3 and 4

1 and 4

To determine the suitability of a particular person for a specific job, he should be assessed with the help of

Achievement test

Intelligence test

Aptitude test

Personality test

Consider the following tests:

Digit Span

Digit Symbol

Object Assembly

Memory

Picture Arrangement

The tests included in the Performance

Scale of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale are

1, 2 and 4

2, 3 and 5

2, 3 and 4

1, 3 and 5

Test norms give information about

The distribution of scores made by specified groups

The relative position of any single score

The interpretation of a single score

All of the above

Which one of the following describes a mild case of mental retardation? When a person can

Achieve an intellectual level comparable to a sixteen-year old person

Work in skill areas with some supervision

Care for himself in basic hygiene areas but cannot do much more on his own

Only use limited vocabulary

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I (Key Concept)

List-II (Theory)

Reinforcement

Self-actualisation

Modelling

Social-cultural forces

Life Cycle

Social learning

Phenomenology

Learning theory

A

B

C

D

4

1

2

3

2

3

4

1

4

3

2

1

2

1

4

3

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

List-I (Concepts)

List-II (Mental Strategies)

Repression

Sublimation

Rationalization

Projection

Substituting ‘good’ reasons for ‘bad’ ones in order to make one's behaviour appear more ethical than it really is

Pushing of unacceptable impulses back into unconscious region

The expression of an unacceptable impulse in a socialized form

Putting the responsibilities of negative personal characteristics to something other than self

A

B

C

D

1

4

2

3

2

3

1

4

1

3

2

4

2

4

1

3

Abraham Lincoln's personality was dominated by a basic trait of ‘honesty’ which is a

Surface trait

Source trait

Cardinal trait

Central trait

Consider the following statements: An authoritarian personality may possess the diametrically opposite characteristics of aggression and submission. This can be explained by

balance theory

congruity theory

cognitive dissociation theory

Which of these statements are correct?

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

According to psychoanalytic theory, the basic elements of personality are id, ego and super-ego. These three are respectively represented as